TEFL Warmer Activity for kids: I'm an alien | Easy ESL Warmups for the classroom

A fun TEFL Warmer Activity that is one of my favourites and perfect for classroom warmups is, "I'm an alien". This is a quick activity that requires nothing in the way of preparation. Plus, it's a versatile ESL warm-up and can be used with lots of different topics. And the best part? The students think it’s fun and will love to participate. Before you know it, you’ll have a ton of hands in the air, hoping to add some words into the mix. Watch the whole video for how you can use it as a quick warm-up or lead-in for your English lesson with kids. You'll love, "I'm an Alien" and your students will too! ------- • Full blog post for I'm an Alien ESL activity for kids with worksheets and more: https://eslspeaking.org/im-an-alien-an-esl-speaking-activity-for-kids/ • If you liked this video, watch another fun activity for ESL kids here: https://youtu.be/zU_t4ut4rDg • Don't forget to check out @Mooncake English for more warm-up activities: https://youtu.be/HZj8zm7KXug ------ Want 101 ESL Activities for kids? Check out my book: https://amzn.to/3G28rEE https://www.facebook.com/eslspeaking https://www.pinterest.ca/eslspeaking/ https://www.instagram.com/jackie.bolen/ https://www.tiktok.com/@englishwithjackie?lang=en #esl #eslactivities #classroomgames ------------------------------------------------------- Even more Ideas for the TEFL Classroom: https://eslspeaking.org/ -------------------------------------------------------- Transcript: Hi, this is Jackie from eslactivity.org. Today I'm going to talk about one of my favourite, very simple ESL activities for kids called I'm an alien. So this is ideal if you are talking or teaching about something that you think students already know a good bit of information about, for example, Christmas. If you're doing a Christmas-themed lesson then I would pretend that I'm an alien and then I would say Christmas, what's Christmas? And then students would start shouting out there's Santa and then there's reindeer and you get presents. And then I would say who's Santa, what's Santa, what's a reindeer, why do you get presents, what do you get, where are the presents and I would just ask so many questions. So basically you're pretending that you've never been to earth and you don't know any information about the basic topic. Why would you do this? It's because it helps students activate this prior knowledge that they have so anything that you teach students subsequently is more memorable. Alright, so that is my very, very simple warm-up activity for kids. If you want some more ideas, be sure to check out my book 101 ESL Activities for Kids. Also, be sure to hit like, and subscribe, and I will catch you next time. Bye, everybody. Tags: TEFL Warmer Activity, Warmup activity, TEFL, ESL, ESL for kids, ESL for beginners, esl lessons for kids, topics for kids, I'm an alien, alien, alien theme, games for kids, classroom ideas, classroom game ideas, warmup games, classroom warmups, esl lesson plan, lesson plans, lesson plan for kids, lesson plan templates, teaching English, teaching English to kids, English teacher, English teaching plan, Tasnim Salah, Mooncake English, TEFL Lemon